Here at Shepherd’s Hill Academy, we know your child…we really do. Through 20 years working with difficult and rebellious teenagers, we know what you are going through. Your home has become a nightmare. Your child is angry, running with the wrong crowd, perhaps dabbling in drugs, alcohol or sex, and in trouble at school. You’ve been told your teen has ADD, ADHD, OCD or some other addiction or disorder. He/she has been in counseling, but that doesn’t seem to be helping. And now you don’t know what to do.

Nothing is working, so a new plan needs to be put in place! That’s what Shepherds Hill Academy Christian boarding school and wilderness therapy program in Northeast Georgia is all about. Many Florida parents attribute our program to saving their child’s life and getting their child back on track motivationally, academically and spiritually.

Therapeutic Boarding School Providing Serious Help

SHA serves boys and girls 12-17 who have gotten off track in life. Our therapeutic boarding school has separate wilderness campuses for boys and girls, with our educational campus in the center. We use wilderness therapy since the greatest opportunity for character and educational growth happens once feelings of entitlement are diminished. And best of all, we aren’t far from Florida!

The SHA Christian boarding school has helped many troubled teens and their families from the suburbs of major Florida cities like Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Jacksonville, Miami, and Daytona Beach.

Will my Florida teen benefit from a Christian boarding school like Shepherd’s Hill Academy?

SHA is a Christian boarding school that is designed specifically for troubled teens – including troubled teens from Florida. We enroll students year-round. We work with troubled teens who struggle with the following:

Poor choice of friends or following the wrong crowd

Suspended, kicked out of school, or failing grades

In trouble with the law

Experimenting with drugs, alcohol, or sex

Lying, stealing, cheating, or running away

Rebellion, defiance, anger, and hopelessness issues

Self injurious behaviors, including self mutilation, cutting, etc.

Diagnosed with OCD, ADD, ADHD, ODD, or RAD

We’ve had the pleasure of serving families from the Florida Panhandle, and along the Florida Coastal areas including these cities: Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, Orlando, St. Petersburg and Tallahassee. The whole family finds therapeutic value and healing at our Christian boarding school. Distance and time away from the negative influence of their peers, and our 24/7 residential care keeps our students out of harm’s way, and allows for healing among all family members.

To learn more about Shepherds Hill Academy, please contact us or fill in the online inquiry form. You can also call us at 706-779-5766. Though most of our Christian boarding school residents come from states in the southeast like Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Texas, we enroll teens from throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Trace and Beth Embry, Founders and Directors

Choosing residential care for your child is the toughest decision you will ever have to make. Feelings of fear, anger, failure, and confusion are adding even more anxiety.

Please find comfort as I remind you that the only perfect One who ever existed is our Heavenly Father--and look what His first two kids did! Continue reading...

License to Parent Radio, with Trace Embry

License to Parent radio, with SHA co-founder, Trace Embry, touches on issues of parenting teens with a goal to equip parents with the tips and tools. Our weekly 30-minute podcast and one-minute daily feature both provide insight and ideas for parents whose teens may be struggling with behavioral issues, anger, and rebellion.

Christian Boarding Schools Florida | Shepherds Hill Academy

W're a residential treatment center that helps teenagers who are struggling academically, socially, or behaviorally. We utilize innovative, individualized teen treatment that combines comprehensive therapy, education, recreational activities, and alternative therapies. Our therapeutic boarding school is a unique blend of wilderness therapy and traditional cognitive behavioral therapy. We are an attractive alternative to the traditional school setting and "office only" therapy. With separate campuses for girls and boys our residential treatment center program also includes an accredited on-campus school and a caring Christian counseling staff.